Chapel Hill, NC, is home to one of the top-ranked college soccer programs in the country and has a solid base of youth organizations that offer a mix of playing levels.

There are more than 5,200 soccer players in the city, which has three main clubs – Rainbow Soccer, Triangle United and the YMCA. Triangle United is the largest of these clubs and has approximately 3,000 players each season. Rainbow Soccer is the oldest soccer club in Chapel Hill. It was formed in 1971 and averages about 1,600 players each year.